All right buddy, when can I make you study?I'll take you out while I talk about some uglyThings taking place, within the rap raceI'm well aware it's Premier, I got a tasteOf the bitterness, cause I'm the Guru I'm not with the rest ofThose who rose by scandalous meansI'll intervene and you can't handle the sceneCause you're bugged, by all the drugs and payolaThe gameplan, I will smartly take overI'm bolder, I'm wiser, I got the eyes toObserve all the MC's perping a moveAnd after the circus, I'm certain to proveThat a man, traveling with wisdom book in handWill stand, longer than any king of merely one landAnd after the war is sort and peaceThe Gang will be the dealers of the dope beatsAlways, in hallways we're lurkingWorking, like an army of surgeonsTo cut up your butt up, so what up you can't teamShake and don't mistake, the mystical chance andGlance, at the brothers with the stunned lookAnd at the stake is where we're gonna burn crooksWhen though they bite but can't fight the mightiesPrepare your head for flight, say "Goodnighty"Most likely, I be saying the truthCause GangStarr means "funky" and here is the proof[DJ Premier scratched the chorus]A lotta brothers, you know they wanna act likeThey're tight, a brother's like the wack typeWho underrate the record but check it a secondIf the G the U the R the U is somebody newWe'll never lie to youI wouldn't try to do what I would die to doI'm not despising you, but use your eyes just to seeEnvision how it'll beCause now it'll be me, on a rhyme spreeGoing far, large, wide, so let us take a rideInside, of transcendentalismI'm on a mission, you're in a mental prisonGetting nuff respect and more selective and effectiveSo respect this, I insist you be swift and catch the movementAs I shoo the tenderonies, don't be phonyTake some time to spend to know meCause I'm complex, decking MC's while I quiz themThe real deal I reveal so feel the wisdomAnd strength, cause I can go the whole lengthJust like a preacher preaching the truthGangStarr means "funky" and here is the proof[DJ Premier in deep concentration once again]This beat is thumping, and I'm a keep you jumpingI'll pull your card, I'm hitting harder put the chumpsIn a daze, like a maze they can't get out ofAnd as they try they can't deny I got the clout ofThe Bossman, and in a battle you'll be tossed andTurned, to learn more gracious waysYou must behave, or I'm a take this phrase like an icepickAnd I might pick you offYou're soft, let's see how quick you frostIn a meat freezer, we'll seize you then sqeeze yaHead to get rid of the lies you believeAnd after this process your eyes will recieveThe glowing light, brighter than any ever in your sightSo hype, that you will gain the sense to wanna act rightIn spite, of all your faults beforeThe Gang, will be the ones to make you seek yourKnowledge, it all is a blessingAddressing, things about which you're guessingSo hear it, get near it, compare it to othersThink and take a drink, I'm a lyrical brotherI'd love ya, to be all you can beIf you're a man, you should be manlyNot sissy-like, and not so decietfulBecause the Gang may hang you or keep youAs prisoners, for not believing the truthThat GangStarr means funky, and here is the proof[DJ Premier flexes his oft-copied turntable skills]